Zdenek Kultak was born February 13, 1980 in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. The tenth pick, 237th overall selection of the Boston Bruins in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, Kultak played two seasons in the Czech Elite League with Ceske Budejovice before making his North American debut in 2000-01.

A Gold Medal winner with the Czech Republic at the 2000 World Junior Championships, Kutlak joined Boston's AHL affiliate in Providence in 2000-01, and spent the better part of the season in the minors honing his skills, while seeing action in ten games with the parent club. Kutlak returned to Providence in 2001-02 and has spent the better part of his first four seasons in the AHL while seeing limited action with the parent club in Boston.